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1. aardwolf, n. View full entry 1833
...A small, nocturnal African hyena, Proteles cristata, which has a mane along the back and black vertical stripes, feeding chiefly on termites. Also called earth wolf, maanhaar...
2. Aaron's beard, n. View full entry 1820
...Any of several plants which are thought to resemble a beard in growth, habit, or appearance; esp.the rose of Sharon, Hypericum calcinum, which has prominent tufts of hair-likeeither...
3. abactinal, adj. View full entry 1857
...Designating the part or surface of an echinoderm or other radiate animal that is furthest from the mouth (as the upper side of a starfish); relating to this part; = aboral...
4. A band, n. View full entry 1939
...In fibrils of striated muscle: each of the transverse bands which alternate with I bands, appearing dark under polarized light and composed of interdigitating filaments of actin and myosin....
5. abapical, adj. View full entry 1866
...Designating a side or part that is furthest from or opposite to an apex....
6. abasic, adj.1 View full entry 1889
...Affected with abasia; of or relating to abasia....
7. abasic, adj.2 View full entry 1982
...Of a nucleotide: lacking a purine or pyrimidine base. Of DNA, or a specific site in a sequence of nucleotides: containing a nucleotide or nucleotides of this type....
8. abaxial, adj. View full entry 1835
...Designating the surface of an organ, esp. a leaf, which during development initially faces away from the main axis or stem (usually the underside or outer surface); of or relating to such...
9. abaxile, adj. View full entry 1847
...Of a plant embryo: positioned off the main axis or central line; = abaxial2Obs....
10. abbreviated, adj. View full entry c1487
...That has been abbreviated (in various senses); shortened, contracted; cut short. Also: reduced in size; small....
11. abdominally, adv. View full entry 1831
...In or with reference to the abdomen; in a manner that involves the abdomen....
12. abdominoplasty, n. View full entry 1969
...Plastic surgery of the abdominal wall, esp. as a cosmetic operation to remove excess skin and fat; an instance of this....
13. abdominoscopy, n. View full entry 1826
...Originally: examination of the abdomen by visual inspection or by other standard methods of physical examination (palpation, percussion, etc.) (now disused). In later use: endoscopic examination of the abdominal cavity;...
14. abductive, adj. View full entry 1803
...Characterized by leading or drawing away; tending toward withdrawal or removal. Now rare....
15. abed, adv. View full entry c1300
...In bed. Now somewhat arch....
16. aberrational, adj. View full entry 1831
...Of, relating to, or characterized by aberration; eccentric, irrational, unsound. Also: aberrant, abnormal, diverging from the norm....
17. abetalipoproteinaemia | abetalipoproteinemia, n. View full entry 1960
...A rare inherited (autosomal recessive) disorder characterized by absence of certain types of lipoprotein from the blood, malabsorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins, and acanthocytosis, often with retinal and neuromuscular abnormalities....
18. † abevacuation, n. View full entry 1754
...Partial or gentle evacuation; an instance of this....
19. abfrontal, adj. View full entry 1903
...Designating the surface of an organ or structure which faces away from the front, or is on the opposite side from the surface designated as frontal; of or relating to such a...
20. abience, n. View full entry 1931
...Withdrawal from a stimulus (cf. abient); avoidance behaviour; the tendency to display this. Opposed to adience...
